Sunday, February 17, 2013

2013 Berlin International Film Festival: Award Winners

The closing ceremony of the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival, hosted by Anke Engelke, was held Saturday evening in the storied Berlinale-Palast at Potsdamer Platz.

The winner of the 2013 Golden Bear for Best Feature Film is Child's Pose from Romanian director Calin Peter Netzer.

The best director Silver Bear was awarded to American director David Gordon Green for Prince Avalanche.

The Silver Bear for best actor went to Nazif Mujic for An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker. The film also won the Jury Grand Prix, which went to director Danis Tanovic

The best actress award went to Paulina García for her role in the Chilean film Gloria.

The best first feature film award went to Australian feature The Rocket, directed by Kim Mordaunt. The story of a Laotian boy who has lost his home, and embarks on a tense journey with his family through a spectacular landscape.

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